Arts calendar: Nov. 15

Potters’ Guild Holiday Sale: The Potters' Guild of Las Cruces 35th Annual Holiday Sale will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Las Cruces Homebuilders Association Event Hall, 2825 N. Main St., directly behind the Citizens Bank. There will be functional pottery, sculpture, wall decorations, and pillowcases for sale. You can also buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win a handmade quilt donated by Los Colcheras, with proceeds benefiting the Empty Bowls Project and the El Caldito soup kitchen. Free admission.Info: Barbara Williams, 575-639-6786, clay_ink@q.com or Randy Summers, 575-524-1146, 2randysummers@gmail.com.

Annual Holly Day House: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22, at the West End Art Depot, 401 N. Mesilla St. The Artists of Picacho Hills will be hosting sixth annual Holly Day House. Twenty-four artists will display their work. Artwork will include jewelry, fiber art, painting and photography, gourd carving, wood turning, and glass art. Free and will feature a Treasure Chest Raffle that provides chances to win artwork donated by the artists. Raffle tickets are $5. Proceeds will be donated to the Mesilla Valley Hospice.

Las Artistas Art and Fine Craft Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at Epic Railyard Event Center, 2201 E Mills Ave., El Paso. The Las Artistas Art and Fine Crafts Show is a popular pre-Thanksgiving event where you can see and purchase quality fine art and craft — all made by hand. You will see a diverse range of ceramics, fiber art, jewelry, mixed media, paintings, wood pieces, and other art of over 90 juried artists from El Paso and throughout the country. The show will also feature craft demonstrations, a children’s activities tent, and gourmet food from Food Truck Circus. Cost is $6 and free for children under 18. Free parking. Info: lasartistas.org.

Deadline looms: The Doña Ana Arts Council is seeking local artists, within a 150 mile radius of Las Cruces, to design one or more of four features that will be part of the new Las Cruces Downtown Civic Plaza. The four features include: splash pad benches, steel door covers for electrical building, splash pad water feature, and a sundial. Entry deadline is Friday at 5 p.m. For technical questions, call Jim Vorenberg, 575-639-8656 or jdvberg@aol.com. Info: Doña Ana Arts Council, 575-523-6403 or admin@daarts.org.

Art of Collette Marie: Exhibit at New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Drippings Springs Road. “Native New Mexico: The Art of Collette Marie” will run through Nov. 29. Las Cruces artist Marie is no stranger to the narrative power of the Chihuahuan Desert. It speaks to her of beatific species of organic superheroes. Info: 575-522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.

Branigan Cultural Center exhibits: Two exhibits, More than Sugar Skulls: Celebrating Dia de los Muertos in the Borderlands and Coyote Tales: Wildlife Photography by Ann McMahon on display at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., through Nov. 28. Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Info: 575-541-2154 or las-cruces.org/museums.

Francisco Romero Exhibit: Romero exhibit will be on display through Dec. 31 at Mission Valley Visitor's Information Center, 9065 Alameda Ave., El Paso. Available will be an assortment of his artwork. Info: 915-851-9997.

Georgia O'Keeffe Exhibition: Exhibition runs through Jan. 17 at the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave., Santa Fe. Exhibition Georgia O'Keeffe in Process is its contribution to the "Fall of Modernism" cultural collaboration with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. O'Keeffe was one of the most significant American Modernists and was arguably the most important woman artist of the twentieth century. Featuring 36 O'Keeffe oil paintings, 15 works on paper, and supporting materials from the New Mexico Museum of Art, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, and private collections, this exhibition tells the story of the working technique of this 20th century New Mexico Master. Info: 505-476-5041 or nmartmuseum.org.

On Exhibit: Every month the Doña Ana Arts Council welcomes local artists to exhibit in the El Paso Electric Gallery in the lobby of the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. Featuring this month is the photographic works of NMSU Fine Arts graduates Sue Ann Bonar and Alia Pinedo. Exhibit run through the month of November. Regular exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Info: 575-523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.

Prehistoric World Around You Exhibit: Exhibit at the Museum of Nature & Science, 411 N. Main St. Exhibit runs through Jan. 2, 2016. This fall, in collaboration with New Mexico State University’s Zuhl Collection, Las Cruces Museum of Nature and Science is hosting a temporary exhibit on petrified wood: The Prehistoric World Around You. Come explore the remains of these ancient forests with a magnificent variety of specimens from common conifers to the extinct Woodworthia. Info: 575-522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.

“Worlds Within Worlds: Encounters with Spirits of the Land” Exhibit: The exhibit of photographic works by Lyndia Radice at Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano Drive. She hopes these photographs will help viewers deepen their connections with Mother Earth and serve as aids for contemplation, introspection, and self-reflection. The exhibit continues through Nov. 29. The Tombaugh Gallery is open Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: 575-522-7281.

Call for Artists: The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across the street from the historic Fountain Theatre, is accepting applications from all medias. For details, stop by and check out their gallery that is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: 575-522-2933 or mesillavalleyfinearts.com.